Chief Justice of India Surya Kant made a veiled response to a criticism made by a Supreme Court Judge that the 2024 judgment in the 'Delhi Metro' case had caused immense damage to arbitration in India.

A bench led by the CJI was hearing the proceedings arising out of the curative petition filed by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd against the Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt Ltd.

During the hearing, the CJI said : "Judgment debtor is now getting so many supporters also. Judgment debtor appears to be too influential...we never thought that he is too influential...that on public platforms, statements will come in in favor of a person who has lost...anyway."